Jonathan Toews says it's "naive" to think nobody in the NHL uses steroids, even though no players have yet been caught juicing.

"I think it would be naive to say that there's no one in the NHL that is trying to get the edge in that fashion," the Chicago Blackhawks centre said on Sportsnet The Fan 590 Wednesday. "But at the end of the day, whether you get caught now or not, down the road at some point those sort of things come out as we've seen in Major League Baseball and cycling.

"Eventually ... someone is going to save their own butt and throw you under the bus. And that's your legacy. That's what people remember: that you're a cheater and you took performance-enhancing drugs.

"I think guys that apologize and plead that they didn't know what they were doing, I think they know exactly what they're doing. So the more tests the better. It protects the guys that are being fair and are putting good things into their body. So I have no problem with (more testing)."

The NHL hasn't had a PED controversy like baseball or cycling.

The league's drug policy requires players to submit two tests during the season -- once as part of a team test and the other at a random date with no prior notice. Up to 60 players can also be asked to take a test in the offseason.